Cochrane · systematic review · CD010716
Surgery versus non‐surgical management for unilateral ureteric‐pelvic junction obstruction in newborns and infants less than two years of age
Weitz, M, Portz, S, Laube, GF, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2016 · Cochrane Library
UrologyAMSTAR 2: not assessed
SoF tableOnly the outcomes this review put in its Summary of Findings table are listed (the Cochrane Handbook caps them at about seven per comparison). Its other analyses are not shown here.
Questions
4
current version
GRADE rated
4
No studies
0
Included studies
NR
No studies 0 · 0%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 4 · 100%Low 0 · 0%Moderate 0 · 0%High 0 · 0%
Ungraded means an effect was reported without a GRADE rating; it is not a gap. No studies means the review found nothing to answer the question. The six categories are a display order, not a score.
Questions and results
Surgical compared to non‐surgical management for UPJO
Population: newborns and infants < 2 years of age with unilateral ureteric‐pelvic junction obstruction
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Split renal function (SRF; Surgical vs non‐surgical management | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 17 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision |
Drainage pattern ( Surgical vs non‐surgical management | no estimate extracted | 2 studies · 57 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision |
Upper urinary tract dilatation ( Surgical vs non‐surgical management | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 15 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision |
UPJO‐associated clinical symptoms Surgical vs non‐surgical management | no estimate extracted | NR | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision |